Health care and social assistance had 562,500 injuries and illnesses in 2023, fewer than in 2022
December 03, 2024
December 03, 2024
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily:
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Total recordable injuries and illnesses decreased in private industry health care and social assistance to 562,500 cases in 2023, down from 665,300 in 2022. The injury and illness incidence rate in health care and social assistance was 3.6 cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, lower than the rate of 4.5 in 2022.
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Total recordable injuries and illnesses decreased in private industry health care and social assistance to 562,500 cases in 2023, down from 665,300 in 2022. The injury and illness incidence rate in health care and social assistance was 3.6 cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, lower than the rate of 4.5 in 2022.
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